Chapter 340

The Level-8 Protection Charm is Sakura Rin's strongest life-saving tool as a Level-S S-Rank psychic awakened from Sakura Nation.

She originally thought she'd use it against some Level-7 Master-class psychics.

Never did she expect a mere Level-4 Upper-tier psychic would force her to use her last resort.

"This guy exerts an overwhelming sense of pressure."

After several deep breaths to forcibly dispel the fear in her heart, Sakura Rin continued:

"Our Ten Yu Dojo team has a rendezvous point here, meeting every two hours."

There's less than ten minutes left until the next meeting."

I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise, when the meeting time comes and other teams notice our group hasn't arrived,

they'll start searching—and they'll find this place.

You can handle three Level-6 psychics, but surely you can't take on our entire Ten Yu Dojo's dozen or so Level-6 psychics?"

In reality, her Level-8 Protection Charm lasts only one hour.

The next rendezvous is still over forty minutes away.

By the time Ten Yu Dojo members realize something's wrong, they'll have only ten minutes left to search.

She wasn't sure if they could find her within such a short window.

So she could only try to scare Xu Jingming away.

"Meet every two hours?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingming immediately frowned.

He knew Sakura Rin was lying, but he couldn't risk it.

Because a dozen or so Level-6 psychics—right now, he truly couldn't handle them.

But letting Sakura Rin escape meant she'd reunite with the main group and still hunt him down.

That pursuit, while unlikely to catch him, would undoubtedly slow his progress in hunting beasts and harvesting psychic points.

The best solution was to kill her outright and silence her forever.

"If only there were a way to bypass the Protection Charm's barrier and enter directly."

As he pondered, Xu Jingming suddenly remembered something.

The Spatial Beast Bone!

Using this, perhaps he could slip right inside!

Without hesitation, he pulled the bone from his space ring and unleashed his blood qi into it.

"What are you doing? A Level-8 Protection Charm isn't something a lowly Level-4 Upper-tier psychic can break!"

Watching Xu Jingming's actions, Sakura Rin felt a sinister premonition rise in her chest and warned urgently.

But the next instant, she saw his figure vanish along with the bone.

As if blinking, he reappeared inside the Protection Charm's barrier, less than ten meters from her!

"It worked."

A faint smile appeared on Xu Jingming's face as his brilliant golden dragon pupils fixed on Sakura Rin:

"I can't break the Protection Charm—but I can slip right through."

Back in school, Xu Jingming had already mastered the use of this Level-9 Spatial Beast Emperor's bone.

The space-shifting just now was merely its most basic application.

"Spatial ability… How is this possible?!" Sakura Rin's face filled with despair.

She never imagined that Great Xia, to protect this SSS-rank individual,

would even grant him such a precious artifact with spatial capabilities!

"Spirit Servant, Yuki-onna!"

"Spirit Servant, Hyakume-gaki!"

"Spirit Servant, Kamaitachi!"

"..."

As Sakura Nation's S-Rank, Sakura Rin was not one to give up easily.

Knowing this was a matter of life and death, she immediately swallowed a Level-5 Blood-Explosion Pill.

Her aura instantly surged from Level-5 Lower-tier to Level-5 Mid-tier!

Over a dozen differently shaped spirit servants were summoned again.

The spirit servants, originally at Level-5 Mid-tier, all surged to Level-5 Upper-tier!

Even the strongest, the "Yuki-onna," spiked to Level-5 Peak—and nearly brushed against Level-6!

A bone-chilling cold erupted from the Yuki-onna, spreading violently outward!

The ground and surrounding vegetation froze instantly.

Besides the Yuki-onna, the other spirit servants activated their own abilities.

In an instant, the scene became terrifyingly imposing!

"Top-grade Level-5 Blood-Explosion Pill—no wonder Sakura Nation's S-Rank has so many trump cards."

Ordinary Level-5 Blood-Explosion Pills couldn't boost power this much; only specially customized ones with exceptional efficacy could achieve this.

"But unfortunately, it still won't stop me."

Holding the black Cloudflow Golden Blade Spear, Xu Jingming charged again.

In his earlier battle against three opponents, he'd indeed consumed considerable psychic energy and stamina.

But what remained was more than enough to handle Sakura Rin.

And indeed,

although these dozen spirit servants had surged in aura due to their master's boost,

their combined strength was nearly equal to a standard Level-6 Lower-tier.

Yet under Xu Jingming's Thunder Extreme State, they were utterly crushed.

In less than a minute, Xu Jingming slaughtered every single spirit servant.

"Don't… don't kill me! I'm Sakura Nation's S-Rank! Whatever you want—I'll give it to you!"

At this point, Sakura Rin had used every last trump card.

Seeing she still couldn't defeat Xu Jingming, she resorted to offering bribes:

"Money, power, beauties—you name it, as long as you don't… don't kill me."

As she spoke, her rounded legs beneath the battle suit trembled involuntarily.

This was the body's natural reaction under extreme death pressure.

"Do you think I, as Great Xia's SSS-rank, lack these things?"

Xu Jingming, spear in hand, stared coldly. "Then please die."

He could tell that Sakura Rin had originally harbored little true intent to kill him.

But their opposing factions meant Xu Jingming could never spare her.

"Yamete kudasai!"

The spear, wreathed in terrifying lightning, struck like a phantom toward her.

In that moment, Sakura Rin felt time itself had halted.

From birth, to school, to awakening her psychic power, to joining Ten Yu Dojo,

then being called "Holy Maiden," basking in the adoration of all Sakura Nation's people,

to now facing death's threat—

Every single moment flashed before her mind like a rapid carousel.

Am I going to die?

At this moment, she couldn't help but think so—but then came fierce resistance!

No!

I can't die!

I still have so much to do!

I haven't fulfilled my goal yet!

A desperate will to live exploded within Sakura Rin!

In a final gamble, she screamed out:

"Great Xia's SSS-rank, if you spare my life, I pledge my allegiance to you!"

A clear, slightly tearful voice rang out across the forest.

Hss—

The lightning-wreathed spear tip halted, just five or six centimeters from Sakura Rin's pale forehead.

"Pledge allegiance?"

Xu Jingming's imposing dragon pupils regarded her with surprise.